Meanings
nounkwashiorkor (countable and uncountable, plural kwashiorkors)
plural kwashiorkors
- countableuncountablemedicineA form of malnutrition, found in children, caused by dietary insufficiency of protein in combination with a high-carbohydrate diet.
Origin
- Gakwašiɔkɔ
- Englishkwashiorkor
From Ga kwašiɔkɔ, kwàṣìɔkɔ́ (“the sickness the older child gets when the next baby is born”).
More words from Ga
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 誇休可爾症 /夸休可尔症, 蛋白質缺乏症 /蛋白质缺乏症
- 誇休可爾症 /夸休可尔症 (kuāxiūkě'ěrzhèng)form of malnutrition
- 蛋白質缺乏症 /蛋白质缺乏症 (dànbáizhì quēfázhèng)form of malnutrition
Danish kwashiorkor
- kwashiorkorform of malnutrition
Finnish kvasiorkor
- kvasiorkorform of malnutrition
German Kwashiorkor, Mehlnährschaden
- Kwashiorkorform of malnutrition
- Mehlnährschadenform of malnutrition
Indonesian busung lapar, kwasiorkor
- busung laparform of malnutrition
- kwasiorkorform of malnutrition
Malay kwasyiorkor
- kwasyiorkorform of malnutrition
Māori mate puku rerena, mate rerena
- mate puku rerenaform of malnutrition
- mate rerenaform of malnutrition
Portuguese kwashiorkor
- kwashiorkorform of malnutrition
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with kwashiorkor
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
kwashiorkor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kwashiorkor
MLA
“kwashiorkor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kwashiorkor. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kwashiorkor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kwashiorkor.
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